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Antigen Production Intern

Boehringer Ingelheim

Boehringer Ingelheim

St Joseph, MO, USA
Posted on Jan 9, 2025
Description

Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Summer Intern to join our Antigen Production Unit III department located at our St. Joseph, MO, Gene Field facility. As an Intern, you will get practical experience in bacterial fermentation operations in the manufacturing of high-quality biological products. Students will be exposed to real-life bacterial and cell production showing them the beginning of the vaccine production process for animals.

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Read and follow schedules, procedures, and documents in a GmP environment
  • Perform aseptic processes, fully gowned in a clean room environment
  • Assist in troubleshooting and maintaining production equipment
  • Complete aseptic gowning successfully and the ASTA program successfully
  • Perform calculations and conversions involving weights, volumes, and percentages


Requirements

  • Must be a current undergraduate, graduate or advanced degree student in good academic standing
  • Student must be enrolled at a college or university for the duration of the internship
  • Overall cumulative minimum GPA from last completed quarter/semester 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) preferred
  • Major or minor in related field of internship
  • Undergraduate students must have completed at least 12 credit hours at current college or university
  • Graduate and Advanced Degree students must have completed at least 9 credit hours at current college or university
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
  • Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required)
  • Must be 18 years of age or older


Desired Skills, Experience And Abilities

  • Proficient reading, comprehension, and application skills toward a diverse set of complicated tasks
  • Ability to create useful spreadsheets for capturing and filtering large amounts of data
  • Readily adheres to deadlines and is well organized
  • Ability to identify, analyze and solve problems
  • Ability to perform calculations and read and follow procedures


Our Company

At Boehringer Ingelheim we develop breakthrough therapies that improve the lives of both humans and animals. Founded in 1885 and family-owned ever since, Boehringer Ingelheim takes a long-term perspective. Now, we are powered by 52,000 employees globally who nurture a diverse, collaborative and inclusive culture. We believe that if we have talented and ambitious people who are passionate about innovation, there is no limit to what we can achieve.

Why Boehringer Ingelheim?

With us, you can grow, collaborate, innovate and improve lives.

We offer challenging work in a respectful and friendly global working environment surrounded by a world of innovation driven mindsets and practices. In addition, learning and development for all employees is key, because your growth is our growth.

Boehringer Ingelheim is an equal opportunity global employer who takes pride in maintaining a diverse and inclusive culture. We embrace diversity of perspectives and strive for an inclusive environment, which benefits our employees, patients and communities.

Want to learn more? Visit https://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com